Clarification on computation of total years of service

Section 14706 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3)— (A) by striking while in a program and inserting while participating in a service-approved program; and (B) by striking, but only and all that follows through such a degree; (2) in subsection (b), by striking other than a student status and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting a capacity other than such officer’s participation in the service-approved program of advanced education.; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Service-approved program defined In this section, the term service-approved program means a service-approved educational delay of active duty, active guard and reserve, or selected reserve service for a graduate of a pre-commissioning program, including a Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, in order attend an advanced education program to obtain a professional degree that would be required for appointment, designation, or assignment to a professional specialty in such military service..